Daughter of the Tong
| Daughter of the Tong | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Raymond K. Johnson |
| Produced by | Lester F. Scott Jr. |
| Written by |
George H. Plympton (story) Alan Merritt (continuity) |
| Starring |
Evelyn Brent Grant Withers Dorothy Short |
| Cinematography | Elmer Dyer |
| Edited by | Charles Diltz |
| Distributed by | Metropolitan Pictures |
Release dates | August 28, 1939 |
Running time | 56 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Daughter of the Tong is a 1939 crime film about a detective that goes against a female leader of an Oriental crime ring.
Plot
Ralph Dickson is an FBI agent assigned to investigate the killing of a colleague. He is chosen to investigate due to an uncanny likeness to the presumed killer. Dickson goes undercover and learns the identity of the gang leader, Carney, who is also known as "the Illustrious One" and the "Daughter of the Tong." Carney stays holed up at the Oriental Hotel while she has her henchmen doing her dirty work.
Cast
- Evelyn Brent as Carney - The Illustrious One
- Grant Withers as Ralph Dickson
- Dorothy Short as Marion Morgan
- Dave O'Brien as Jerry Morgan
- Richard Loo as Wong, the hotel clerk
- Dirk Thane as Henchman Ward
- Harry Harvey as Harold 'Mugsy' Winthrop
- Budd Buster as 'Lefty' McMillan
- Robert Frazer as FBI Chief Williams
- Hal Taliaferro as FBI Agent Lawson
Distributors
- Times Exchange (1939) (USA) (theatrical)
- Reel Media International (2004) (worldwide) (VHS)
- Alpha Video Distributors (June 28, 2005) (USA) (DVD)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
- Reel Media International (2007) (non-USA) (all media)
External links
- Daughter of the Tong at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Daughter of the Tong at the TCM Movie Database
- Daughter of the Tong at the Internet Movie Database
- Daughter of the Tong at AllMovie
- Daughter of the Tong at Rotten Tomatoes
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